| THE t'afia DESIGN AND RENOVATION TEAM |
| The restaurant was designed by Monica Pope & Andrea Lazar with a team of Houston visual artists: Roberto Cervantes, Sharon Engelstein & Aaron Parazette. The team made every design decision from the fabrics to the light fixtures. We HIGHLY recommend everyone who is listed below. |
| Contractors |
| GEM BUILDING GROUP -- the best contractors around! We're still talking to each other and working on projects together. Contact: Gabe Garcia |
| Furniture |
| In addition to designing the restaurant as a whole, Roberto Cervantes built all of the banquettes, the host stand, the wine cubbies, the wait station, the bar and the fantastic striped 'surfboard' tables in the lounge. He also designed our outdoor room and built that furniture as well. Robert is a celebrated furniture and space designer as well as the mad genius behind the world of Sweetie Petitie and the cast of characters at www.littlerobbie.com |
| Graphic Design |
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In addition to designing the restaurant as a whole, Sharon Engelstein designed our logo as well as this website, all of our signage, matchbooks, cards & menu paper. She is the best at turning your ideas into visuals. She is also a celebrated sculptor. You can see her work at www.sharonengelstein.com. |
| Murals/Colors |
| In addition to designing the restaurant as a whole, Aaron Parazette created the murals and painted them (along with Sharon Engelstein). He also was the master behind our color choices and conceived of the design of the blue painted squares on the outside of our building. Aaron is a celebrated painter as well as a teacher at the University of Houston. You can see his work at www.parazette.com |
| Tables |
| The stacked acrylic dining room tables, as well as the tables in the bathrooms, were made by Houston artist Darryl Lauster. He also did the panels for the wall in the hallway to the bathrooms. He is represented by Hiram Butler/Devin Borden Gallery (you can contact Darryl through the gallery) |
| Gardens |
| Our gardens, planted with fruit trees, herbs, native grasses and flowers, are designed and maintained by Mary Elizabeth Reeder/Semperflorens. Contact Mary Elizabeth via email. |
| Our painting contractor for the rest of the restaurant was Bernard Brunon of That's Painting Productions. |
| The crema-colored curvy dining room chairs were purchased through Cantoni. |